As Marvel gears up to mark the 60th anniversary of The Avengers, writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa are set to assemble a new line-up of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for the release of Avengers #1 this May.
“For me it’s about a question of scale – the bulk of my work has been on the scrappy, weirdo, street-level end where a guy with a mask and some goons is a major problem,” MacKay explained to ComicBook.com. “With Avengers, we’re looking at not one, but seven people who work at a much larger scale than Black Cat, Taskmaster or Moon Knight do, and in a much bigger and louder way than Doctor Strange and Clea. So, going into Avengers, I’ve been restructuring how I look at a comic book- the stakes are higher, the threats are bigger, and the heroes are Earth’s Mightiest.”
You can check out the first-look at Avengers #1 below, including variant covers from tuart Immonen, Daniel Acuña, Kael Ngu, Derrick Chew, John Tyler Christopher and Paul Smith, as well as some unlettered interior artwork…
Avengers #1 goes on sale on May 17th.
